Holy cow man, what part of Kentucky do you drive?
I grew up in northwest Kentucky right on the Ohio river, and I can't think of any area you could drive that far and not go through hill country.
I have to agree, you're wasting a lot of your life driving. If the situation isn't easily changed, I would at least try to find a rider to share the drive and the gas cost. Even if you picked a rider up halfway through, or left your car at somebody's house you'd get a lot of help on gas and way less miles on the car
The farther you commute, the more sense it makes to carpool